Pepper-and-salt skipper

Amblyscirtes hegon

''Amblyscirtes hegon'', the pepper-and-salt skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Nova Scotia and Maine, west to southern Manitoba, south to Georgia, northern Florida and south-eastern Texas. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain.
Salt and Pepper Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) This lovely skipper butterfly was in a state of torpor on some flowers at the edge of a dense mixed forest. Temperatures were quite cool, so it wasn't able to escape my camera. This species is S2S4 (Imperiled) in Georgia. Amblyscirtes hegon,Geotagged,Pepper-and-salt skipper,Spring,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There is one generation per year.

Food

The larvae feed on ''Poa pratensis'', ''Sorghastrum nutans'', ''Sorghastrum secundum'', and ''Chasmanthium latifolia''. Adults feed on flower nectar, including viburnum and blackberry.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusAmblyscirtes
SpeciesA. hegon
Photographed in
United States of America